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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1958
Page
1
The Navy demonstrated submarine launched Regulus II with a 200 mile overland flight ending at Edwards Air Force Base. The 57 foot guided missile carries a hydrogen warhead and points to inland targets beyond 1,000 miles. The Grayback launched the test from Point Mugu.
Long Beach market owner Mrs Sophie M Wallick 55 claims Sure Bet jockey Priddy defrauded her of 5000 tied to a horse racing scheme. She says she saw Priddy with his bride Emma Bailey after a 1954 incident and did not file until August. The Independent reported her allegations amid broader marriage and gambling claims.
Winds from warm Gulf air clashed with cooler Canadian air causing heavy rainfall and flood threats. In St Louis, several homes were damaged with no injuries reported. flash flooding followed. A small tornado damaged a house and barn near Joplin with no injuries. Temperatures rose in Gulf states and the southwest, while the Rockies and northern plains saw freezing air.
An Air Force B52 bomber on a training flight crashed into a farm home near Hastings Minnesota, killing seven crew members. Co pilot Capt Jack Di Craft 29 from Limestone Maine parachuted to safety. Witnesses saw a in flight fire moments before impact and the craft hit Ed Crath farm about ten miles south of St Paul. Crath his wife and three children were hospitalized. The Air Force said the bomber had been refueled in flight.
Detroit area residents surged for mass inoculation as Dr Joseph Molner reports strong early results while Health Commissioner Heatis urges no delay in vaccination. Detroit's polio cases rise to 349 with 11 deaths since January 1, including 38 new cases and one death over the weekend.
Charles R. McGhee, 46, of Portland, narrowly escaped a 1,600-foot intake tunnel at Swift Dam after dropping 30 feet to safety and emerging at the tunnel’s far end. He had been trapped nearly eight hours along with two others who fell into the diversion tunnel. one drowned and another was rescued.
Foreseen for Today residents face continuing heat with mid afternoon highs near 94 as Tuesday's 100 degree aside. Doominguez smog reached high levels prompting a first stage alert though readings eased within a half hour. Other Southland cities like San Gabriel El Monte and Van Nuys recorded 102 to 103 temperatures amid persistent haze.
City Council delegates to three members the first step toward employing special counsel to aid City Atty Walnfred Jacobson as the United States government suit over the sub ear proceeds. Forecasters note a high pressure area affecting the region as a heat wave continues. The council considers broader assignments for counsel with no conflict of interest.
High temperatures and low humidity pushed the fire risk in the region. Firefighters contained a blaze earlier this week that threatened homes near Dunwood Dr and Kingspine Rd, while Riverside County reported three brush fires under control by the State Division of Forestry.
A sleeping sickness outbreak in the Republic of Korea and Japan claimed 33 additional lives on Tuesday, lifting the unofficial death toll to 2,283. The UPI report notes the spread of the illness across the region and the continuing toll.
No time limit set for the new appointment though a quick selection was implied. Mayor Raymond Kealer was proposed but rejected as out of city for two weeks. Councilmen want the special counsel from Long Beach attorneys, with Ball Hunt Hart led by Joseph A Ball or C K Chapman as options. Continued on Page A-3.
Nearly 1,200 workers at Ford Motor Co Long Beach plant prepare to join a national walkout at 10 am EST unless a Detroit settlement is reached. Negotiations stretched into the night as United Auto Workers chief Walter Reuther leads the team amid an offer of a 10 cent hourly raise over three years and pension and benefit boosts. The Long Beach plant has been expanding for 1959 models and faces potential transfer of jobs to other plants including Rosemead and Washington in Los Angeles.
An ornate scene features Honorable WM Bolting to sample sweet and sour pork before erupting in a rage, shouting questions to a head waiter about a mysterious black half in his dish as Wong Again observes with indulgence.
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